It’s quite an achievement to be able to say that a European golf academy has had two of its golfers playing the Russian national championship. From August 4th to 7th, the XXX Russian Golf Championship for amateurs was held at the Links National Golf Resort in Teleshovo, Moscow, with the participation of Alisa Kokhlova and Maxim Danilin, two of the most outstanding pupils of the Barcelona Golf Academy, from the Club de Golf Barcelona (Spain).
Maxim and Alisa traveled there with great enthusiasm to play well in the championship organized by the Russian Golf Association, the Russian Ministry of Sports and the Russian Olympic Committee. And they did so, despite the fact that the initial good weather went from a clear blue sky to a grey storm, threatening a hurricane, at such speed that the candidates for the victory, in men and women, changed substantially in the final round.
In the female category, Alisa Kokhlova reached a fine 4th tied place. She came from two good rounds of 74 and 73, and the best of the entire tournament, 68 shots (-4) in the third, which placed her in the lead tied.
The start of the fourth round was fantastic, carding birdie – eagle – birdie – birdie in the first four holes, with a partial of 33 shots in the first 9 holes. It was in the second half where she slowed down a bit, and with a series of four bogeys and a double bogey she couldn’t land the victory and came fourth with only 2 shots behind the champion. What a shame!
In the male category, Maxim Danilin was ranked 9th tied. After three good rounds of 72 (with which he was tied for 2nd), 78 and 76, in the last round he scored an excellent 36 shots in the first nine holes that gave him hope of reaching the podium.
Unfortunately, in the second half he chained a set of bogeys or worse, which meant he lost the chance of fighting for the championship, in which, without a doubt, he would have finished in the Top-5. He ended the round with 80 shots, and the championship with a total of +18, hiding his great game with 14 birdies and an eagle.
This was a very special event for our dear Alisa Kokhlova, since it was her last championship in Europe, as she has left to study and play for University of Delaware, at the United States.
Have a good American adventure Alisa, we will miss you!
Pictures: Russian Golf Association and BGA
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